【Chengdu Psychological Counselor】Everything you want to know about group counseling is here.
What is Group Counseling?Is it also a type of psychological counseling?
Is group counseling effective?
Am I suitable for a group?
What do I gain from joining a group?
I want to do individual counseling, but **is so expensive, is there ** and the effect is very friendly counseling??
Everything you need to know about group counseling is here.
01What is group counseling?
Group counseling is a form of psychological counseling that is conducted in a group context as opposed to one-on-one individual counseling.
There is no curriculum in the group, which belongs to interactive experiential teaching, which prompts individuals to understand, self, and accept themselves through observation, Xi learning, and experience in communication, adjust and improve the relationship with children, and learn Xi new attitudes and parenting methods to reshape the process of parent-child relationship.
Group counseling is usually conducted by 1-2 professionally trained counselors, generally known as group leaders, and attended by 8-10 clients, generally referred to as group members. Depending on the goals of the group and the actual situation of the group members, group meetings will be held at a fixed time of 1-2 hours per week.
The counselor drives the interaction between the students, and jointly solves the problems of a certain student, so as to discover the communication mode and psychological trauma of the students, find out the reasons why each student cannot use the parenting method well, and intervene in the psychological model of the students, heal the psychological trauma, and improve the parenting ability of the parents.
02Is group counseling effective?
People's inner troubles stem from interpersonal conflicts, and the best way to solve them is to use the power of the group to resolve them. ”
Owen Yaron.
Over the past few decades, psychological research has consistently proven that counseling is effective.
Data shows that 25% of studies tell us that group counseling is more effective than individual counseling;Seventy-five per cent of studies tell us that individual and group counselling are equally effective.
Some scholars have also clearly shown that group counseling is a very effective means of psychological counseling, and it can be compared with individual counseling in terms of substantive effect.
Therefore, group counseling and individual counseling are equally effective, and there is no superiority or inferiority.
Since the 90s of the 20th century, group counseling has gradually developed in China, and group counseling and group counseling have been more and more widely used in many fields such as Chinese school system, medical institutions, enterprise organizations, military justice and communities, and have become an effective way of mental health services in China.
03What can I gain from participating in group counseling?
You're not alone.
Owen Yaron mentions in "Group Psychology**": "Many people think that their misfortune is unique, and that this loneliness can add to the psychological burden. But when you hear others reveal anxieties similar to your own, it empathizes. Stop thinking that your problems are special, and build hope and confidence. ”
So when you have the courage to tell someone for the first time in your group about your child-rearing experience, you may be surprised to find that the other members have similar experiences and feelings.
In group interactions again and again, parents and trainees will unconsciously show their own parenting patterns. Some of these patterns are aware of the parties, and some are not.
You can talk about the confusion about the parenting model in the group and see how everyone reacts.
Of course, there will be the protection of the leader in the process, so whether you choose to speak up about your problems or not, whenever you try to speak them up, you are free.
Once you will realize that you are not the only unfortunate person in this world, your loneliness will disappear and your anxiety will lessen.
Both the recipient and the helper.
In group counseling, members gain something by giving. Each member can not only get help from other people's feedback and suggestions, but also benefit from giving and sharing.
Group counseling is unique in that it provides an opportunity for members to learn from each other Xi simulating parent-child interactions, training how to empathize with children, how to help children release negative emotions, how to affirm and recognize children, unconditional satisfaction with children, and improve parenting skills.
Each member interacts freely and sincerely, and gives honest self-expression and feedback, and together creates a group environment that is safe, respected, listened to, responded to sincerely, and is not judged or blamed.
Hands-on teaching, constantly adjusting the parenting model.
One of the biggest benefits of group counseling is the safe, private and effective atmosphere.
You are free to ask questions in the group, and the counselor will analyze the specific problems and confusions you have with your child, tell you the knowledge points that should be used in the problem, analyze the boundaries through the specific problems, whether it is a limiting belief, grasp the scale of letting go, and demonstrate how to solve them.
In the group lab, you have the opportunity to experiment and experiment with different modes of interaction. In a group, you can present yourself, re-understand the patterns of interaction, become self-aware, explore your own obstacles in the parent-child relationship, and your self-awareness and comprehension will be quietly improved.
Shine a light on yourself that you didn't know.
As long as you join the group, slowly you will always recreate your life here, and you can also present the relationship problems that are deeply troubled, you will see yourself through the "mirror" of the group, you will see yourself that you did not know, and identify and remove the "pathological patterns" that hinder your happy life.
Through the professional intervention of a teacher, you have the opportunity to experience what is known as a "corrective affective experience" in a group, repairing the traumatic effects of previous experiences.
04How can I better benefit from the group?
Be honest and express your true feelings.
In a group, you have the opportunity to be yourself, to share with your members what thoughts, feelings, and experiences have always been your own, and you can try to start with something that is easy to reveal.
Try to verbally organize your reactions to group member topics and put those thoughts out there instead of reviewing them and keeping silent as often as you used to.
Comply with group settings and rules.
The existence of the group is not to restrict or restrain the behavior of group members, but to protect the atmosphere of group safety and live up to the trust of each member in the group. Therefore, abide by the rules set by the group, respect the privacy of others, attend on time, and dedicate yourself wholeheartedly.
Focus on "here and now".
If sharing your past self allows the group members to understand you, then sharing your current feelings will help you present yourself more authentically. We may have similar pasts, but more importantly, we are living through the present together. Observing one's own subjective feelings at this moment is one of the keys to the effect of the group in combination with the events that are happening in the group.
Try new behaviors.
If you'd love to interact with people in a certain way, but rarely do, groups are a great place to try it out and ask for feedback.
Be sure to provide support and understanding before giving advice.
When someone shares their personal problem, you may feel and sympathize with it, and you may be uncontrollably tempted to give him advice and help him solve the problem, but trying to share your empathy and understanding in the group is the most important thing.
Give acceptance and feedback.
The biggest advantage of a group is that you can get feedback from multiple people rather than from a single counselor. Be sure to take advantage of this!
When you accept feedback, be sure to be open and non-defensive. When you give feedback, be specific, direct, and sincere. It's not always easy to do this in a group, but it's one of the most powerful and growing charms of a group.
05Am I suitable for group counseling?
Group counseling is completely voluntary, and only people who truly care about themselves and want to make a difference will come into the group. Therefore, it is not the people who have problems who participate in the group consultation, but the people who want to get better themselves.
So generally, as long as you want to change and are ready to make it, then you can participate in group counseling.
Individual or group?
In individual counseling, the client receives one-on-one attention from the counselor, and high-frequency and high-quality interactions can promote the establishment of a relationship.
If you want the full attention of a counsellor, then individual counselling can meet your needs;But if you don't like being in the spotlight all the time and feel like it's a burden to be under constant attention from a counselor, then group counseling is a better option.
You can decide which type of consultation you want to choose according to your needs and preferences.
How do I find the best group for me?
We can ask ourselves, "What do I want to change?".”
For example, I want to help my children relieve their academic pressureI hope to improve my mood;I want to go through the group ** trauma of my own family of origin and so on.
So find your own focus, and that's our choice of group. Once we have chosen a topic, we need to have a certain understanding of the group's goals, content, and format before joining the group.
If you are interested in group counseling and want to know more about group counseling, you may wish to Xi our Psychological Counselor Course at the Psychological Center.
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